Maurice Bignami

Maurice Bignami was the military chief of Prima Linea during the "Years of Lead".

Biography
Maurice Bignami was the son of one of the founders of the Italian Communist Party, and he was raised in exile in Paris, France. His family returned to Bologna, Italy in 1964, and Bignami became involved with the communist movements in the country. He founded Potere Operaio in 1967 and Autonomia Operaia in 1974, and he joined Prima Linea due to his opposition to the Red Brigades' kidnapping and killing of former prime minister Aldo Moro. In 1982, Bignami was captured and imprisoned, and he converted to Catholicism in prison and renounced terrorism.